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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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Hermiston police seize more dogs in wake of recent raid
By ANTONIO
ARREDONDO
East Oregonian
HERMISTON — The
latest domino in the York-
shire Terrier puppy mill saga
has fallen.
Hermiston Police Chief
Jason Edmiston confi rmed 17
more dogs have been turned
over to the police. This makes
29 total terriers that have
been recovered.
Robin Barker, vice pres-
ident of Fuzz Ball Animal
Rescue, said the dogs once
again arrived in their care in
tough conditions.
“They’re all matted
masses, just disgusting,”
Barker said. “They’ve been
living in hell.”
The 17 terriers appeared
to be living in three small
crates, and did not have a
consistent source of water.
Patience McCoy, a Hermiston
resident that took the dogs in
for the fi rst night, told Barker
the terriers drank 1 gallon of
water in the fi rst hour.
Once again, the dogs
were sent off to Mikey’s
Chance Canine Rescue for
canine parvovirus treatment.
Despite some dogs coming in
rough shape — including one
recovered in the fi rst raid that
weighed less than a pound —
all dogs have survived so far.
The latest seizure of dogs
took place after Hermiston
police responded to a call
late Sunday, Aug. 7, report-
ing a woman was sitting in
a chair in her mother’s back-
yard on the 80 block of West
Cherry Avenue, Hermiston,
and there was a cage with
several dogs inside.
The caller questioned
if this would be related to
the press release from the
Fuzz Ball Animal Rescue/Contributed Photo
This Yorkshire terrier is one of 29 that local law enforcement
since July 30, 2022, have seized from a Hermiston woman
who claimed she breeds dogs. The Umatilla County Sheriff ’s
Offi ce has turned over its investigation about this situation
to the district attorney’s offi ce for possible prosecution.
Umatilla County Sheriff’s
Offi ce regarding a Yorkshire
Terrier breeder.
The case began July 30,
when area animal rescue
operations hustled to save
several Yorkshire terriers
following a raid on the 2300
block of North First Place,
Hermiston, after receiving
a report of a possible puppy
mill.
A deputy contacted a
70-year-old woman living in
a travel trailer at the location,
and she stated she bred York-
shire terriers, according to the
sheriff’s office. There were
several adult dogs — possible
Yorkshire terriers — in cages
inside the trailer with puppies
of various ages. The woman
initially volunteered to surren-
der some of the dogs to a local
animal rescue facility.
She ended up giving over
12 dogs. When a deputy
returned to the location
Aug. 4, however, according to
the sheriff s offi ce, the woman
and her trailer were gone.
The sheriff’s office on
Aug. 5 reported it turned
over its investigation to the
Umatilla County District
Attorney’s Offi ce for possi-
ble prosecution in an
animal neglect case.
The Umatilla County
Sheriff ’s Offi ce also did not
identify the woman. Sheriff ’s
Capt. Sterrin Ward explained
the investigation remains
active, and the district attor-
ney’s offi ce is looking over
the case for possible prose-
cution.
While the sheriff ’s offi ce
knows who she is, Ward said
it’s not prudent at this time to
identify her to the public.
Ward on Aug. 8 confi rmed
another raid occurred, but
referred all other questions
to Edmiston.
Edmiston confi rmed the
USCO was not looking for
the woman responsible for
the mill. Barker, though, said
she will not stop pursuing the
case anytime soon.
“We’re not going to stop
until we make sure she doesn’t
get to do it again,” she said.
Confl uence Project travels to New York MORROW COUNTY
County remembers
City for meeting with museum art staff Terry Tallman
By ANTONIO
ARREDONDO
East Oregonian
NEW YORK — Members
of the Vancouver, Washing-
ton-based Confl uence Project
in July met with the Museum
of Modern Art staff to discuss
the organization’s national role
in monument making.
Confl uence founding board
Chair Antone Minthorn and
Executive Director Colin
Fogarty were the two offi cials
who traveled to New York for
the occasion. It’s the latest step
toward national notoriety for
the organization.
The idea behind the
Confluence began in 1999
with the discussions of the
Lewis and Clark bicentennial.
Both Minthorn, a member of
the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation,
and Jane Jacobsen, a member
of the Vancouver National
Historic Trust, had a similar
idea — designing a series of
Columbia River public art to
tell a story of Native American
resilience.
Minthorn detailed how the
CTUIR and other tribes had
rallied from tough positions
they had been put in.
“Over seven generations,
a tremendous amount of
impact on natural resources
occurred,” Minthorn said,
A team of tribal leaders
traveled to New York to meet
with renowned artist Maya
LOCAL
BRIEFING
Umatilla County
Fair restricts entries
due to avian fl u
HERMISTON — The
Umatilla County Fair has
announced it will be limiting
4-H and FFA avian entries to
market chickens and turkeys
only this year.
The fair runs Wednesday,
Aug. 10, to Saturday, Aug. 13,
at Eastern Oregon Trade and
Event Center, Hermiston.
The fair in its Facebook page
announced it will not accept
poultry, waterfowl or any
other type of bird species in
the open class.
The restrictions came in
light of an Oregon Depart-
ment of Agriculture brief
regarding a continued threat
from the highly contagious
avian fl u.
4-H and FFA exhibitors
brought their animals to the
fairgrounds Aug. 8, where
veterinarians checked all
livestock and small animals.
— EO Media Group
Confl uence Project/Contributed Photo
Confl uence Project Executive Director Colin Fogarty, left,
and founding board Chair Antone Minthorn, right, meet with
esteemed sculptor and designer Maya Lin on July 14, 2022,
while on a trip to New York that included meeting with staff
at the Museum of Modern Art.
Lin, the designer of the Viet-
nam Veterans Memorial in
Washington, D.C.. Work-
ing with Lin, Jacobsen and
Minthorn began the Confl u-
ence Project to not only dazzle
with art but educate.
Confl uence artwork is just
the beginning,” Fogarty said.
“We want to build a system of
education behind the art.”
This style of education on
indigenous issues, as well as
the participation from one
of the premier designers and
sculptors, is something that
has caught national atten-
tion. Confluence’s projects
— a Chinook creation story
at Cape Disappointment State
Park, a land bridge in Vancou-
ver, Washington, and story
circles at Sacagawea Histori-
cal State Park — were featured
in The New York Times.
New Hermiston Popeyes’ location
receives construction update
By ANTONIO
ARREDONDO
East Oregonian
HERMISTON — While
driving down Highway 395,
Hermiston residents may
have noticed construction
activity taking place.
The city has received
plans to bring no life to the
the former Alvarez Auto
Sales at 1660 N. First St as a
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.
Staff reports available online
from a June 8 chamber
meeting show Craig Gilbert,
on behalf of Ambrosia QSR,
has fi led documents to the
city of Hermiston Planning
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That article caught the
attention of MoMA offi cials,
who reached out to Fogarty
hoping to not only learn more
but talk to Minthorn in person.
Ultimately, Minthorn and
Fogarty traveled to New York
in July to meet with MoMA
but also spent a day tour-
ing the city. The pair visited
the National Museum of the
American Indian, the National
September 11 Memorial &
Museum, as well as other
places around the city.
Minthorn, who spoke to
around 70 employees on a
matter of issues, called the
trip “very positive.” Beyond
the trip, both Minthorn and
Fogarty also recognized
how much the trip would
have meant to Jacobsen. The
Confl uence founder passed
away unexpectedly at the age
of 72 in 2021.
“Every conversation turned
to Jane,” Fogarty said. “She
was a real force of nature, and
it’s inspiring to see her legacy
get recognition on a national
stage.”
After years apart, Minthorn
and Fogarty reunited with
another individual Jacobsen
was close with, Maya Lin.
Lin had not been able to travel
out to the Pacifi c Northwest
recently but remained close
with Confl uence.
Fogarty said the group
discussed the proposed Celilo
Falls Project, an educational
plaza slated to educate those
about the former Celilo Falls.
The 40-foot waterfall was
a pinnacle of tribal activity
until its submersion with the
creation of The Dalles Dam in
1957. All in all, the executive
director called the conversa-
tion a “good visit.”
Through discussions with
MoMa, talking with Lin and
being in New York City, one
theme continued to appear
through the Confl uence New
York trip: education. From
its inception 20 years ago to
its national attention today,
the organization still aims to
educate those about Native
issues through the use of
artwork.
“We need to educate
because the children of today
will be our next policymak-
ers,” Minthorn said, “Our next
seven generations.”
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new restaurant.
Ambrosia QSR is a
Va ncouver, Wash i ng-
ton-based company that
partners with Popeyes and
Burger King brands. This
would be their fi rst location
in Eastern Oregon.
T he 80,0 0 0 -squ a re
foot parcel, the site of
the proposal for the
2,536-square-foot restau-
rant, has not yet been sold
as specifics are worked
out, according to the docu-
ments. Part of the trouble
is the proposed drive-thru
window, which is normally
required to be 20 feet away
from the road. The variance
request points out that the
nearby Dairy Queen restau-
rant, however, sits closer.
“The Oregon Depart-
ment of Transportation
has been working with the
applicant and the city to
best develop the access plan
for the site,” the documents
state. “Several iterations of
site development have been
reviewed and evaluated.”
T he va r ia nc e wa s
recom mended to be
approved, paving the way
for the Popeyes location
to be put in. Craig Gilbert
declined to comment on
the construction.
By DAKOTA
CASTETS-DIDIER
East Oregonian
BOARDMAN — Terry
Tallman, beloved former
Morrow County judge and
once mayor of Boardman,
died July 30 at his home in
Boardman. He was 76 years
old.
“His legacy is exemplary
involvement in the county,”
Morrow County Sheriff Ken
Matlack, said. “(He cared)
about people, and was just
one of those people that is
very valuable.”
Tallman was bor n
March 31, 1946, in Nyssa but
grew up on his family farm
in Adrian, where he would
work until he joined the
Navy in 1969. While in the
Navy, he served aboard the
USS Kitty Hawk during the
Vietnam War as an aircraft
maintainer and as a techni-
cian up-keeping the ship’s
ultrasound systems. During
his time as a member of the
ship’s company, the Kitty
Hawk was awarded the Navy
Unit Meritorious Commen-
dation for exceptional meri-
torious service, adding to the
ship’s many accolades.
He would meet his wife of
48 years, Cheryl, through the
Navy. They married in 1974.
Upon his return to
Oregon after the conclusion
of his service in 1974, Tall-
man attended Oregon State
University and the Univer-
sity of Oregon before return-
ing to his family farm in
Adrian with his wife. They
soon found themselves in
Boardman, where Tallman
would begin a lifelong career
in community service. There
he ran for and won his seat as
mayor and served fi ve years.
“He was so adept at being
even-handed and seeing the
best picture,” recalled Burke
O’Brien, former public
works director of Morrow
County, where Tallman later
served as county judge. “I
never saw another person
that was able to deal with
politics like he could. He was
above it.”
Tallman became Morrow
County judge in 1999, a
position he would occupy
for 18 years, becoming the
longest serving Morrow
County judge in history.
“Terry was always so
supportive of the commu-
nity,” O’Brien said. “He
could see out into the future
where other people couldn’t.
Terry was the best county
judge they ever had.”
Tallman’s dedication to
community service saw him
working with all manners of
people across his commu-
nity, winning the hearts
of Morrow County and its
populace through his dili-
gence and devotion.
“He was very concerned
about people, and knew lots
of people,” Matlack recalled.
Together with his wife,
Tallman built a great reputa-
tion for being a helper who
would seek to assist others
in all matters of life. Matlack
recalled one of his favorite
memories of Tallman, whose
wife was a nurse.
“My father-in-law was
sick, he had to have surgery,”
Matlack said. “We were
trying to determine how I
could help him, so I called
Terry.”
Tallman then directed
Matlack to his wife, Cheryl.
“Lo and behold, she
was very, very good, she
got together with me and
taught me how to give him
injections so I could give
him some shots and help,”
Matlack said.
When Tallman retired
from his position as Morrow
County judge, he focused
on spending time with his
family, enjoying his passions
for fi shing and taking road
trips to visit friends. He
would also return to his
beloved pastime of growing
and tending to fl owers, fruits
and vegetables.
In 2019, Tallman and his
wife would open a coffee
shop, The Farmer’s Cup, on
the family farm in Board-
man. Through The Farm-
er’s Cup, Tallman continued
his love of interacting with
the community by creating
a place for the community
to meet, converse and enjoy
fresh produce as well as his
beloved gardens where that
produce was grown.
A funeral service for Tall-
man was on Saturday, Aug. 6,
at the Boardman Community
Church, followed by a burial
at the Riverview Cemetery
in Boardman.